Royal Meath Militia 5th (Extra Reserve) Bn, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) | |
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Active | 25 April 1793–31 July 1922 |
Country | Ireland (1793–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1922) |
Branch | Militia/Special Reserve |
Role | Infantry |
Size | 1 Battalion |
Part of | Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) |
Garrison/HQ | Kells Trim Navan Drogheda |
Engagements |
The Royal Meath Militia was an Irish Militia regiment in County Meath raised in 1793. It later became a battalion of the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). It saw action during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and the Easter Rising in 1916, and trained hundreds of reinforcements during World War I. It was disbanded in 1922.